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Scapula

🔄 Synonyms of "Scapula"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
shoulder bladenoun	Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.
shoulder bonenoun	(anatomy) shoulder blade

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
shoulder bladenoun	Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.
shoulder bonenoun	(anatomy) shoulder blade
bladenoun	The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
scapnoun	(bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.
bladebonenoun	The scapula.
postscapulanoun	(dated, anatomy) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.
shouldersnoun	(anatomy) The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
omoplatenoun	(anatomy, dated) The scapula.
prescapulanoun	(anatomy) The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula.
plate bonenoun	scapula
acromionnoun	(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
mesoscapulanoun	(dated, anatomy) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
glenoidnoun	(anatomy) A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
subscapularisnoun	(anatomy) A certain large, triangular muscle near the shoulder that plays a key role in rotating the arm
scapulectomynoun	(surgery) Removal of the scapula.
shouldernoun	The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
scapulalgianoun	Pain in the shoulder.
glenoid fossanoun	(anatomy) The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint
scapulomancynoun	Alternative form of scapulimancy. [divination using shoulder bones]
parietal bonenoun	(anatomy) Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.